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2. In April 1995, Michel Camdessus, managing director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), criticized U.S. economic policy for allowing the dollar exchange rate to fall too low. He recommended that the United States reduce its budget deficit in order to raise the exchange rate. a. What is a budget deficit? b. What relationship exists between a budget deficit and the total pool of savings in the United States? c. How might a reduction in the United States budget deficit impact the nominal and real exchange rates? Fully discuss. d. How does the real exchange rate impact the United States' net exports? e. Based on the above, explain whether Mr. Camdessus's policy recommendation will work. Specifically state what happens to the exchange rate and the trade balance as a result of the government budget deficit reduction.